Jo Adell Awards and Honors

Jo Adell
3CF

Full Name: Jordon Scott Adell

Born: April 8, 1999

Age: 19

Birthplace: Louisville, KY

Bats: R

Throws: R

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 208

Draft: Round 1 (2017, LAA)

School: Ballard, Louisville, KY

2017 Highlights

Made professional debut with AZL Angels on July 6, finishing 1-for-2 with a run scored against the AZL Athletics…Collected a hit in 23 of 31 games with AZL Angels, including hits in eight straight games to begin professional career…Promoted to Orem on Aug. 17, starting in 18 games as a DH for the Owlz…Had hits in 16 of 18 games with Orem including 12 multi-hit games…Recorded 23 multi-hit games total in 49 games, including a two-home run game for the AZL Angels on July 16against the AZL D-backs…Finished tied for first in triples (8), fifth in slugging (.532), seventh in OPS (.901), and eighth in batting average (.325) in the Angels farm system.

PERSONAL: Jordon Scott Adell was selected in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 2017 MLB Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Angels…Selected as having 'best all-around tools in the 2017 Draft' by MLB.com…Attended Ballard HS (Louisville, KY), named 2017 Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year and a High School All-American - 1st Team (OF)…Finished his senior year at Ballard HS hitting .562 with 54 hits, 25 home runs, 61 RBI and 53 runs in 35 games…His father, Scott, played for four years of football at N.C. State as an offensive lineman and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 12th round, 330th overall in 1992.